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Inga Fokken; Ilka Staub; Tobias Vogt – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to investigate how physical education teachers analyze their students' swimming skills. Particular attention is given to information gathering within the diagnostic process. Methods: Data were collected from a quantitative online survey of German physical education teachers from primary and secondary schools (n = 551).…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Aquatic Sports, Psychomotor Skills, Student Evaluation
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Dauenhauer, Brian D.; Keating, Xiaofen D.; Lambdin, Dolly – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2018
Purpose: This study aimed to conduct an in-depth investigation into physical education data sources and collection procedures in a district that was awarded a Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. Method: A qualitative, multi-site case study was conducted in which a single school district was the overarching case and eight schools served as…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, School Districts
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Woods, Amelia Mays; Ayers, Suzan F. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
There are several factors that contribute to the shrinking supply of teachers. Fewer individuals are pursuing teaching as a career; in the United States, for example, teacher education enrollments plunged 35% between 2009 and 2014 (Berry & Shields, 2017). In direct relation to the decrease in students entering preservice teaching, fewer…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
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Hall, Tina J.; Hicklin, Lori K.; French, Karen E. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher compliance with state mandated assessment protocols and teacher accuracy in assessing student motor skill performance. Method: Middle school teachers (N = 116) submitted eighth grade student motor skill performance data from 318 physical education classes to a trained monitoring…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Compliance (Legal), Standardized Tests, Accuracy
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Lux, Karen; McCullick, Bryan A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze how one exceptional elementary physical education teacher navigated her working environment as the teacher of a marginal subject. Structuration Theory (Giddens, 1984) was used to make meaning of how the teacher functioned within her school community allowing her to remain motivated and effective. Data…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Work Environment, Elementary School Teachers
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Ferry, Matthew; Pamela Hodges – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' social and emotional knowledge of students and how it functioned within the wider context of their daily work lives. Five elementary school physical education teachers participated in six rounds of observations with formal and informal interviews over one school year. Data were analyzed through…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teaching Methods, Interviews
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Bechtel, Pamela A.; O'Sullivan, Mary – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore enhancers and inhibitors that impacted 4 secondary physical education teachers to make changes in their programs. An interpretivist approach was used to understand the physical educators' change process. Data were collected from document analyses, participant information sheets, interviews, discussion…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Educational Change, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers